Girlonbikes said:

Thanks direwolf! :D

If I count from the very first day I flipped my lights, it just finished week 11 today.

I was trying to keep this first grow low cost, so my light is not that great i've been told. But it seems to do the trick for me! I would've been happy if this plant gave me 10 tiny popcorn buds. I had zero expectations so I'm pleasantly surprised with how she has been growing :)

Grow medium = fox farms ocean forest
Light = from amazon https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07TQ55VYN/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Nutrients: 1 table spoon of Dr Jimz chicken soup for the soil: cannabis per one gallon of water https://drjimz.com/products/chicken-soup-for-the-soil-grower-buds

Obsessive, meticulous checks on the entire plant nearly every night because what else do I have to do in lockdown and i'm already obsessed with house plants (i have 53 non-cannabis plants growing in my apartment already).

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Girlonbikes said:

thank you so much! i've seen other people's pictures and their buds seem to be way larger than mine so i thought i wasn't doing a good job. glad to hear it isn't as bad as i thought :D

i'm very excited for the organic feed program. i was reading that with organics it isn't as important to flush as with chemicalsynthetic nutrients.

should i leave all the leaves on the plant as i hang them to dry? or would i trim all of it off and then hang them to dry? i was thinking of using the same tent they are going in, and leaving the fan on and dehumidifier the whole time, but unplugging my light

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dire wolf said:

Hey G , opinions on this subject vary and sometimes extremely , personally , I like to trim off ALL large fan leaves , while the plant is still in the soil and alive , once the plant is removed or killed the large leaves droop immediately and it just becomes more difficult to snip close down the stem
Next I would hit all small and tiny leaf , if small , cut it off at stem , if tiny , cut off a third or so , that way you won't loose too many trichromes

You have an advantage , since your bud is not loaded with leaf as might be seen in some strains , so you will get a nice clean bud , already light on leaf matter ...

Hanging like you described in the tent will be great , but it can take a lot longer if you leave the plant intact , the other choice is to run a twine across the tent , and cut off branches individual
Hang them to dry , will still dry quicker , should take about a week in 60% humidity or more , with the roots it will be messy and take longer , I've found no advantage of hanging with root , it won't make your finished bud taste better or be stronger .....
But that's just my opinion

Definitely wait till the branch " snaps" dry , bagging or bottle damp or not dry stem or bud will screw up your harvest ...

Also I'll explain my paper bag " finish" dry
I'll explain it later , my fingers are tired !

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dire wolf said:

Also it's common thought to believe that clear milky trichomes give a more up living " lighter" high
And the darker will result in heavy or " couch lock "
I've found this to be fairly accurate

I don't like pushing my sativas too dark , so you should be ready soon .....

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